This Looks Chinese. If So What Is It?

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windweaver77 Valued Member United States 174 Posts	Posted 12/14/2021 05:26 am I have one of these that weighs right but is definitely fake.(I think) Report this Post to the Staff

Spence Moderator United States 34419 Posts	Posted 12/14/2021 06:41 am Split from original thread here: http://goccf.com/t/412790#3545308 @wind, best practice is to start a new thread for each new coin. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
windweaver77 Valued Member United States 174 Posts	Posted 12/14/2021 07:46 am @Spence Thanks, didn't want to spam the board with posts. I believe this is a contemporary fake. But I would love to have our experts weigh in!!! Report this Post to the Staff
Albert Pillar of the Community United States 1915 Posts	Posted 12/14/2021 3:27 pm Looks like there's an issue about the names of the provinces on the piece. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16837 Posts	Posted 12/14/2021 5:07 pm Quote: Looks like there's an issue about the names of the provinces on the piece. Yep. The English-side declares the coin to be from Kiangnan province (a province which no longer exists), but the Chinese-side declares it to be from Hopeh (Hebei) province. This mis-matching is typical of the mass-produced, lower-quality modern fakes, where the fake-makers can't be bothered matching up the obverse and reverse dies properly. It is not a contemporary counterfeit. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34419 Posts	Posted 12/14/2021 5:10 pm It is all good @wind. @albert and @sap seem to have assessed this fake, but would you mind confirming for us if this piece is attracted to a magnet? Thx. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
windweaver77 Valued Member United States 174 Posts	Posted 12/14/2021 6:07 pm The piece does not stick to a magnet. It was bought from an old collection and is at least 40 years old. As per the seller. The mismatch is how I knew it was fake. Report this Post to the Staff
windweaver77 Valued Member United States 174 Posts	Posted 12/14/2021 6:16 pm Place was called Rivercity coins out of Iowa. Got a great many real coins from them ten years ago. This was the only fake. It weighs right. Report this Post to the Staff
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